Prepare

For the

General Educational Development (GED®) Tests

 

To help students prepare for the GED®, the West Virginia Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes offer various methods of study.  The Official GED® Practice Tests (OPT), which is a good indicator of making a passing score on the GED® and signifying areas that may require further preparation, are offered free at the various ABE classes throughout West Virginia.  If you have a disability and need special accommodations contact your ABE instructor or GED Examiner.

To acquire information for available GED® preparation centers in West Virginia:

·        Call the Adult Education Hotline 1-800-642-2670; or

·        Visit West Virginia ABE or locate ABE Centers .

The GED® consists of five subtests in the following subjects:

Sample questions for the GED® may be found at the following WebPages:

American Council on Education/GED Sample Questions

PBS Literacy

Mathematics

The Mathematics Part I allows the GED® candidate to use the Casio fx-260 (Sample Question).  You may want to visit your ABE center or purchase a calculator to learn how to operate it prior to the test.  A calculator will be provided for you when taking the GED® Tests.  You may not bring your own calculator into the testing room.  A calculator may not be used on Mathematics Part II.

Language Arts, Writing

The Language Arts, Writing has two parts.  The first part consist of multiply choice questions test your knowledge on:

·        Organization ·        Sentence Structure ·        Usage ·        Mechanics.

The second part requires you to write an essay on an assigned topic.  To learn the techniques for writing an essay visit West Virginia ABE website to find a local center near you.

Social Studies

The Social Studies Test contains 50 multiple-choice questions from the following content areas:

·        History (United States or Canada, 25%; World, 15%)

·        Geography (15%)

·        Civics and Government (25%)

·        Economics (20%) .

Science

The Science Test consists of 50 multiple-choice questions in the following content areas:

·        Physical Science (physics and chemistry) (35%)

·        Life Science (45%)

·        Earth and Space Science (20%).

Language Arts, Reading

Literary texts constitute 75% of each test and include at least one selection from each of the following areas:

·        Poetry

·        Drama

·        Prose fiction before 1920

·        Prose fiction between 1920 and 1960

·        Prose fiction after 1960.

Nonfiction texts constitute 25% of each test and include two selections of nonfiction prose from any two of the following areas:

·        Nonfiction prose

·        Critical review of visual and performing arts

·        Workplace and community documents, such as mission and goal statements, rules for employee behavior, legal documents, and communications (for example, letters and excerpts from manuals).

 

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